An Embroidered Silk ‘Longevity’ Panel, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
Estimate $10,000-15,000, from the Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of
Art Auction, New York, 18 & 19 March 2014, depicting Magu and a Deer
(Lot 425). In ancient China deer were regarded as ‘immortal creatures,’ believed to
have a lifespan of five thousand years. They inhabited the abodes of
immortals and gods, and served as mounts for the god of longevity,
Shoulao, and were companions of Magu, the goddess of immortality; often
serving as her draught animal.
AN EMBROIDERED SILK 'LONGEVITY' PANEL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
worked in satin stitch with an image of Magu the goddess
of immortality, a hoe suspending a basket of flowers slung over her
shoulder, a peach in one hand, and a deer by her side, the details
highlighted with couched gold-wrapped threads, mounted as a hanging
scroll
Height 50 1/2 in., 128.2 cm; Width 28 in., 71.3 cm
（我有类似藏品想送拍） 麻姑献寿
Magu. An ancient female immortal, also called “the Hemp Lady.” Revered
by the Complete Perfection sect of Daoism. Portrayed wearing a
tiger-head pouch, a sword, and a head dress symbolizing the freedom of
heaven, with wild hair and bird-like fangs.
Ma Gu (Hemp goddess) is a legendary
Taoist
immortal associated with the elixir of life, and she is a symbolic
protector of females. She is described as a beautiful young woman with
long birdlike fingernails.
Magu gathering medicinal herbs, u.d. China
http://magoism.net/tag/daoism/
